I recently got hold of a s/h Panasonic TX-L42E30B LCD TV and a LG BD555 Bluray player for £200 which I thought was a bit of a bargain!

Unfortunately the SQ from the TV is pretty shit. I found a custom setting in the menu and have played around with the Graphic Equaliser which has certainly improved it from the two preset options but it is still not great.

I don't really want a full AV system and don't watch that many films but I did hire a couple of bluray films and linked the sound through my stereo and enjoyed it.

I don't really want the valve monos on all the time I am watching the TV though, especially eating up my precious WE 300B!

I popped into Richers today resigned to looking for the smallest possible 2.1 solution and was shown these Soundbars. Some come with a wireless sub and some are stand alone. According to the Richers sales guy 'decent' surround sound kicks in at >£500 but he reckoned reasonable performance was possible for less.

I had the same issue, trying to avoid valve usage when I was using an Eastern Electric.

I bought a Mini T and a Beresford switching thing that allowed me to select between amps. I now watch TV and films using the Mini T into my LVs. It sounds great. The Beresford is completely transparent to my ears and the Mini T sounds really good.

I had the same issue, trying to avoid valve usage when I was using an Eastern Electric.

I bought a Mini T and a Beresford switching thing that allowed me to select between amps. I now watch TV and films using the Mini T into my LVs. It sounds great. The Beresford is completely transparent to my ears and the Mini T sounds really good.

Interesting idea Martin, not sure about location and length of my speaker cables though. Will have to have a look

It looks as if you may have enough room either side of your TV for a pair of mini-monitor type speakers, how about a pair of these hooked up to a Mini-T? They ain't too shabby in the sound department, they're nice 'n' cheap and the finish matches yer TV

As you also seem to b considering small speakers + a t amp as one of the alternatives why not also consider active monitors, i.e. Geneleecs/Aktimates/Adam etc. I'm fairly sure some come equipped wiv digital inputs which may be pretty much ideal as you only then need one optical connection out from your telly & this route will keep the extra box count low yet should ensure decent SQ

Interesting idea Martin, not sure about location and length of my speaker cables though. Will have to have a look

It looks as if you may have enough room either side of your TV for a pair of mini-monitor type speakers, how about a pair of these hooked up to a Mini-T? They ain't too shabby in the sound department, they're nice 'n' cheap and the finish matches yer TV

Now that is a thought,

Any one know of a T amp with an optical digital input and built in DAC?

Edit: Just realised I don't need a DAC, I can use my Rega DAC and just switch the output between the pre-amp and T Amp